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Since 1992, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has supported a variety of research programs. The Center has awarded over one hundred grants, convened special working groups and conferences, and more. This funding has resulted in dozens of reports, books, articles, and more.

This website makes available over fifty reports, more than a dozen video and audio recordings, up-to-date information on current projects, and more.

 

 

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Research Update: Examining the App-Based Workers Minimum Pay Ordinance

July 25, 2024

Report written by research assistant Anita Zeng

The Harry Bridges Center Research Team would like to thank the Seattle Office of...

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Research Assistant Anita Zeng to Study Labor Law at UCLA Law School

June 26, 2024

A letter about Anita from Research Director Rachel Erstad:

I met Anita Zeng in LABOR 480, Applied Labor Research for...

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Bridges Center Research Team Presents at the Undergraduate Research Symposium

May 21, 2024

The 27th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering on Friday, May 17th. Over 1,200...

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Announcing 2024-2025 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients

May 02, 2024

Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students and faculty. Since...

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Domestic Workers in King County - a New Research Report by Kim England for Casa Latina

May 02, 2024

Kim England, Harry Bridges Chair Emeritus, Bridges Center Faculty Associate, and Professor in the Department of Geography, has recently conducted a demographic and labor market...

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'Report: Pre-Apprenticeships Create Equitable Career Pathways' featured on The Stand

April 03, 2024
SEATTLE (April 3, 2024) — Pre-apprenticeship programs help people gain the knowledge, physical fitness, and technical skills needed to apply and be accepted into registered...
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Gender wage gap in healthcare has narrowed, but remains

April 02, 2024

New research finds a persistent wage gap between men and women across all healthcare sectors, including entry-level jobs. This study is one of the first...

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Building Futures: Pre-Apprenticeship’s role in Creating Equitable Pathways

March 14, 2024

The Bridges Center’s Research Team is proud to release “Building Futures: Pre-Apprenticeship in Construction and Beyond.” In this report, we explore the role of...

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Research Report: Determinants of stress, depression, quality of life, and intent to leave in Washington State EMTs during COVID-19

January 03, 2024

This research was funded as a working group with Washington State Labor Research Grant funding from the Harry Bridges Center for Labor...

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Research Report: Assessing Stakeholder Engagement and Sentiment toward Washington State Emergency Wildfire Smoke Rule

November 17, 2023

This research was funded by the Washington State Labor Research Grant of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

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